The Most Extraordinary Cultural Festivals Around the World

There are moments in travel that you cannot plan for. Moments that arrive unexpectedly, that pull you out of the role of observer and place you, suddenly and completely, inside something larger than yourself. In this video, we take you inside seven of the most extraordinary cultural festivals in the world — from the explosion of vivid color and joyful community of Holi in India, to the breathtaking and bittersweet beauty of Japan's cherry blossom Hanami season, the extraordinary West African music and culture of the Festival on the Niger in Mali, the overwhelming creativity and energy of Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the breathtaking lantern filled night sky of Yi Peng in Chiang Mai Thailand, the mysterious and magical masked streets of the Carnival of Venice in Italy, and the ancient and deeply moving Timkat procession of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Each one of these festivals is completely different. Each one carries within it the history and the soul of the culture that created it. And each one offers the traveler something that ordinary travel simply cannot — the experience of being present at a moment when a culture expresses its deepest values and its greatest joy.
Travel at its best is not about seeing places. It is about being present at moments. And these are some of the most extraordinary moments the world has to offer.
If you love travel, culture, history, and the most fascinating traditions from around the world — this video is for you.
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